Author is Donald R. Strombeck, DVM, PhD who is Professor
Emeritus, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, as
well as an honorary member of the College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is
widely published and has received numerous awards, including the Ralston Purina
Award for research excellence in small animal diseases for his work in
gastroenterology. Dr. Strombeck has practiced small animal medicine for over 50
years with much of it in clinical medicine. He has given many seminars that
included the information provided in this website.